The man arrested for allegedly assaulting Modern Family star Sarah Hyland last week may have been involved in a similar incident a year ago with Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock.

In video footage released by the Sunday Telegraph, a man of similar appearance can be seen reaching out to the Acadamy Award nominee as she greeted fans the red carpet in July.

She was in Sydney, at George Street's Event Cinemas, at the premiere of her film The Heat.

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Previeous incident: Sandra Bullock, pictured at the 86th Academy Awards nominee luncheon on February 10, can be seen in a recently released video reacting to a fan's unwanted attention

As the man reaches out, his hand grazes her left breast. The moved could just as easily be accidental as on purpose. But the 49-year-old actress immediately flinches away from the fan and instinctively covers herself up.

She is then seen to put both her hands out - palms first in a defensive gesture - saying: 'Wait, wait, wait, wait - don't touch my breast!'

Minders move in while the fan looks like he is trying to explain himself.

Drama Down Under: Modern Family star Sarah Hyland was left shaken after she was groped by a autograph hunter while in Sydney on February 20

Moments before: The 29-year-old man posed for a photograph with the actress

Bullock later tries to laugh off the incident and finally poses for a photo with the man.

On Thursday night Sarah Hyland was not as forgiving.

The 23-year-old actress had been posing with fans outside the Modern Family party hosted by Qantas at The Sebel Pier One in Sydney, Australia, when the incident occurred. She was in tears when a male fan asked her for a photograph and then allegedly grabbed her breast.

Shaken: Hyland, who was in Sydney with her cast members filming a special episode, was upset after the incident

Police arrested Lakmas and charged him with indecent assault, which he has now applied to have heard under the Mental Health Act

Drama: The man was charged with assault with an act of indecency

Sarah is then said to have pushed the man away and screamed 'Don't touch me there!' before her security stepped in to question the fan and pass the matter over to the police.

Pictures from the event showed Sarah angrily pointing at a man believed to have been the one who touched her inappropriately.

After the incident, Sarah is reported to have left the venue via the rear door in floods of tears.

Explaining her early exit from the event, Sarah later took to Twitter and wrote: 'Sorry to all the fans outside the #qantas event that I didn't get to say hi to but I had to leave due to an inappropriate touch of a fan.'

Before it happened: Sarah seen (left) before the incident occurred and (right) directly afterwards

Pointing the finger: Hyland immediately after the alleged incident, surrounded by security officers

Quick exit: Sarah leaving the party soon after the alleged assault

And Sarah's boyfriend Matt Prokop was also quick to rush to her defence, tweeting: 'To the asshole who assaulted Sarah tonight I hope to God you don't see next week.

'All Sarah wanted to do tonight was say hi to the girls who were waiting outside one douche can ruin it for everyone. Goodnight.'

A spokesperson for the NSW Police told
MailOnline: 'A man has now be charged following the alledged indecent assault of a woman yesterday. It is alleged the man indecently assaulted the 23-year-old woman near Hickson Road, The Rocks, at about 7.50pm.'

THe man has been identified locally as 29-year-old Nedal Lakmas. He has been granted conditional bail to appear at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on March 14.

Posing up: Earlier, Sarah had looked in good spirits as she posed for photographers

Apology: Sarah was quick to take to Twitter to apologise to those fans she didn't get to meet outside the event